Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ASSOCIATION IS A BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY THAT EDUCATES ABOUT AND ADVOCATES FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, ILLUMINATING ITS INTERDEPENDENCE WITH A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION, AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR - TO PROMOTE TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL TALKS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AS WELL AS A MULTITUDE OF FOOD, CRAFT AND SERVICE VENDORS. SERVES APPROXIMATELY 60,000 CLIENTS OVER THREE DAYS.
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM - TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SPECIFIC TO ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING. PROVIDE MARKETING ASSISTANCE TO GROWERS AND PROCESSORS. ASSIST EXPERIENCED GROWERS AND PROCESSORS, HELP NEW ORGANIC FARMERS START, EDUCATE CONVENTIONAL FARMERS CONCERNING THE BENEFITS OF ORGANIC METHODS. SERVES APPROXIMATELY 4,500 CLIENTS.
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM - ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S OLDEST CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. ACCREDITED BY THE USDA IN 2002, MOFGA CERTIFICATION SERVICES CERTIFIES CROPS, WILDCROPS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS PROCESSED AND HANDLED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO THE USDA NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS. IN 2017, 536 OPERATIONS COVERING OVER 88,000 ACRES WERE CERTIFIED. CERTIFIED CLEAN CANNABIS BY MOFGA (MC3) (FORMALIZED IN 2017) OFFERS A VERIFIED MARKETING CLAIM OF GROWING PRACTICES THAT MIRRORS THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM. THIS IS MOFGA'S PROGRAM, ADMINISTERED BY MCS, AND DOES NOT FALL UNDER FEDERAL ORGANIC ACCREDITATION. AS OF YEAR-END, CERTIFIED 13 OPERATIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ted Quaday | FORMER EXEC | 40 | $65,366 |
| Sarah Alexander | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $38,077 |
| Peter Hagerty | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Sam Brown | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Annie Watson | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ben Tettlebaum | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Todd Little-Siebold | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Spencer Aitel | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Lee Stover | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jeremy Blaiklock | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Amanda Beal | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Eli Berry | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Torbert | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Stacy Brenner | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ellis Percy | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| John Krueger | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Alice Percy | EXECUTIVE CO | 2 | $0 |
| Sam May | EXECUTIVE CO | 2 | $0 |
| Jo Ann Myers | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Logan Johnston | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Beth Schiller | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| David Shipman | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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